Anthony Rech (born July 9, 1992 in Sallanches) is a French professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for Dragons de Rouen of the Ligue Magnus (FRA). Rech is also a member of the French national team.

Anthony Rech
Born (1992-07-09) July 9, 1992 (age 31)
Sallanches, France
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
Magnus team
Former teams
Dragons de Rouen
Ducs de Dijon
Rapaces de Gap
Schwenninger Wild Wings
Grizzlys Wolfsburg
HC TPS
Iserlohn Roosters
National team  France
Playing career 2009–present

Playing career edit

 
Rech with Grizzlys Wolfsburg (2022)

After spending the first 8 years of his professional career in the French Ligue Magnus, Rech opted to continue his career in Germany, agreeing to a one-year contract after a successful try-out tenure with the Schwenninger Wild Wings of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) on September 4, 2017.[1]

Following the conclusion of his contract with the Wild Wings at the completion of the 2018–19 season, Rech left the club as a free agent and signed a one-year contract to remain in the DEL, joining Grizzlys Wolfsburg on March 12, 2019.[2]

Rech played three season with Grizzlys Wolfsburg before leaving the club as a free agent following the 2021–22 season. On 22 June 2022, Rech was signed to a one-year contract in joining Finnish club, HC TPS of the Liiga.[3]

In the 2022–23 season, Rech made 29 appearances with TPS, contributing with 7 goals and 11 points before he opted to leave Finland and return to Germany in signing for the remainder of the season with the Iserlohn Roosters on 5 January 2023.[4] He recorded 2 points in 16 games unable to help prevent Iserlohn missing the playoffs for the second consecutive season. Rech left the club at the conclusion of his contract on March 10, 2023.[5]

International play edit

Rech participated for the French national team at the 2015 IIHF World Championship[6] and the 2018 IIHF World Championship.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Rech secures one-year contract with the Wild Wings". Schwenninger Wild Wings. 2017-09-04. Archived from the original on 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
  2. ^ "Grizzlys Wolfsburg sign Anthony Rech" (in German). Grizzlys Wolfsburg. 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  3. ^ "French national forward to TPS" (in Finnish). HC TPS. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Roosters sign Anthony Rech" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Results of the end of season talks" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  6. ^ 2015 IIHF World Championship roster
  7. ^ "TEAM ROSTER" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2018.

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